Short story titled “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver

Research Assignment

Your third and final paper assignment will, again, be aliterary analysis in which you will be expected to apply secondary sourcestoyour reading of a literary text. For this paper, however, you will be expected to findat least two secondary sources on your own. (These should obviously adhere to the criteriafor what counts as academic sources.)

First,I want you to formulate your own analysis of your chosen text (this can be any of the short storiesthat we have recently read and discussed), whilebearing in mind the four definitions of a good reader that are outlined in Vladimir Nabokov’s essay, “Good Readers and Good Writers.”

Then, you can either use your secondary sourcesto support your analysis, or you can argue against the position / claims they present. Again, your goal here is to enter into the scholarly conversation about the text.Specific examples and evidence should be provided to support your argument, and,as with any literary analysis, the essay should be written in present tense.

Audience: Address an academic audience that knows the literary work but wants to understand it better.
Purpose: To persuade your audience that your argument/analysis has merit by supporting your claims with sufficient, typical, accurate, and relevant evidence.
Format: Your paper, starting with the first draft, should be formatted according to the conventions of MLA, including a works cited page.

Your paper should be three to five pages long,double-spaced, and should be composed in a twelve point font. (Therefore, the scope of your topic should be appropriate for a 3-5 page paper.) This paper should have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

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What I will look for in your paper:

• An understanding of the authors’ works
• Clear organization of ideas
• Specific details and evidence to supportyour thesis
• Attention to sentence construction
• Correct MLA formatting (including a Works Cited page)
• Proofreading

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